I started blogging to share. As I stated in my first post:
“Inspired by others who have taken the time to share their thoughts/learnings/resources I thought I would stop mooching and start contributing to the conversation.”
And blogging has been a better investment than I initially could have imagined. Definitely worth the time.
Especially for those of you in college ministry, I’d encourage you to consider how you could contribute to the conversation in 2012. I’d love to see more staff in Cru sharing – always love to see what other campuses are doing and learning. You can read my recent post,
Shares Well With Others, on CruPressGreen for more thoughts on Sharing.
With that being said, here’s a look back at what were the
12 most popular posts on my blog in 2011:
#1 – Everything you need to know about the Cru name change
- By far the most visited post of 2011 – more people looked at that post than the rest of the top 12 combined. Still don’t understand what the big deal is re: the name change . . .
#2 – Stuff you can use for your weekly meeting
- An intro video and music playlist to use at a weekly meeting.
#3 – How to start well with your staff
- Practical thoughts on what to cover during staff planning
#4 – Should we do more ministry online?
- Should campus ministers incorporate online presence into our work schedule? Should we ever spend “hot hours” (afternoon hours) online?
#5 – Why you shouldn’t go to seminary
- Aside from the Cru name-change post, this is probably the post that gets the most google search traffic. Proof that sensationalist titles work : )
#6 – Vale la pena
- Is college ministry worth the pain of enduring humiliation and contempt so that hundreds and thousands of future world changers can encounter Jesus?
#7 – 5 Things we want every student to experience
- Great 2 part guest post on narrowing the focus of what we do with students in discipleship. If you only had 5 appointments with a student, what would you do with them?
- Part 1 and Part 2
#8 – How we do ministry
- A one page summary of how we do ministry on our campus. Our ministry philosophy and what we are seeking to accomplish.
#9 – The Generation changing the world.
- It’s an exciting time to be working with this generation of college students. 2 Posts on this world-changing generation:
- Post 1 – This generation of Millenials (age 10-30) is the largest American generation (larger than the Baby Boomer generation). They and their global counterparts will change the world.
- Post 2 - The role of young people in changing the world in 2011
#10 – Blogging, Ministry Growth and Ambition
- How do you strive for excellence, success, and growth in ministry (and blogging) while remaining humble and God-honoring?
#11 – Planning for Year 2023 – Goals
- How does having a numerical goal (connected to a long term plan) change things?
- It forces you to plan differently
- It gives your staff and students hope/vision
#12 - Raising AND lowering the bar
- “We’re constantly raising the bar of what it takes to be a leader, and lowering the bar on what it takes to get involved”
photo courtesy of Leo Reynolds
.jpg)
#8 
